During yesterday’s virtual town hall meeting, many NSU MD students and faculty asked about our level of preparedness and the extent to which we have planned for the post-COVID-19 era. My response to them underscores both the gravity of the situation and our unique ability to adapt to our circumstances successfully, ensuring that the steps our College takes today will position us even more expediently for success and preeminence in the future.
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Recent days have brought unprecedented challenges and opportunities to our higher education and academic medicine community because of the ongoing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Last week, the U.S. Government declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency, enabling significant actions to diminish the risk of further infections as well as to protect the U.S. economy. As government and university officials continuously monitor this situation, it has become clear that proactive, rather than reactive measures are necessary to diminish viral spread and minimize health and safety risks to students, faculty, staff and our communities.
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We all are experiencing a great deal of uncertainty as we respond to the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. I want to thank Dr. Hanbury, his advisory team, our faculty and students and the entire NSU community for their leadership, support, resilience, and adaptability. We will continue to monitor this situation and want to make certain that everyone is informed as we depart from our normal routines and make necessary adjustments to mitigate the spread of COVID-9.

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